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Pp. 2-4. Conversion of nearly the whole population of Bengal to Buddhism and Jainism-Out of the twenty-four tirthankaras of the Jains, twenty-three attained Mokşa in Bengal-The seat of their religious activity was Samet Sekhara or the Paresanath hills in the district of Hazaribagh-Many of the tirthankaras, such for instance as Srey amgśunatha and Vasupujya, were born in Bengal-Mahāvīra spent eighteen years of his life preaching his faith in Rara Deśa (Western Bengal).
MIRONOV, N. D. Notes Jaines I. Siddharși. (Bull., Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg, 6th Series, v, Pt. 1, 1911, pp. 349-354). (In Russian).
Notes Jaines II. Nyāyāvakāraṭippan de Devabhadra. (Bull.. Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg, 6th Series, v, Pt. 1, 1911, pp. 501-508) (In Russian).
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P. 25. The older tradition of both the Buddhist and the Jain religions ignored Sanskrit entirely, using only the popular dialects for all purposes--In course of time both the Buddhists and the Jains endeavoured to acquire a knowledge of Sanskrit.
P. 26. In the Jain inscriptions of Mathura an almost pure Prakrit prevails down to the first century A.D.-In the seventh century the Jains, like the Buddhists, used Sanskrit even in oral theological discussions, though without entirely giving up Prakrit.
P. 386. On the Sänkhya system were based the two heterodox religious systems of Buddhism and Jainism.
P. 390. The popular beliefs about heavens and hells, gods, demigods, and demons, were retained in Buddhism and Jainism.
Pp. 395-396. On the Sankhya system are based the two philosophical religions of Buddhism and Jainism in all their main cultures. The two pessimistic religions are very nearly similar.
